Franco nordic programme

Support the development of new collaborative projects between French and Nordic researchers

Call closed

Closed since

11 April 2025

This program, led by the University Centre of Norway in Paris (CUNP) and the FMSH, aims to promote research collaboration in the field of human and social sciences and support the development of new scientific cooperation projects between French and Nordic researchers (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and Icelandic).

The call is open to researchers of all disciplines in the human and social sciences, starting at the doctoral level, for trilateral projects with a duration of 3 years.

Objectives of the call:

Creation and strengthening of Franco-Nordic scientific cooperation;
Support for collaborative research projects;
Writing publications and/or new projects to be submitted to other programs (COST, ERC, Horizon Europe, etc.) or foundations for the sustainability of the network of researchers."

The project team must involve at least 3 researchers from 3 higher education institutions: 1 from Norway, who will be the project coordinator, 1 from France, and 1 from another Nordic country (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden).
Only the norwegian coordinator has to have a permanent position and be attached to one of the following universities which will host the project during its entire duration: University of Oslo (UiO), University of Bergen (UiB), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norwegian Arctic University (UiT).
The other members of the team can be PhD students, post-doctoral fellows or researchers, either statutory or associated with a higher education institution in France or in another Nordic country.
The activities presented must take place in the countries of the project teams.
If necessary, it is possible to integrate a 4th partner from outside the Nordic countries: in this case, the relevance of its participation must be detailed in the project and the latter must provide co-financing.

Projects will be evaluated by a selection panel that will pay particular attention to projects:

Having an innovative theme and promoting scientific interdisciplinarity and complementarity of expertise;
Involving young researchers;
Detailing the deliverables and the prospects for cooperation at the end of the project.

The financial amount requested may be between 10,000 and 20,000€ over the three years.

A funding agreement will be issued for each selected project, between the Norwegian institution, the CUNP and the FMSH. Co-financing is encouraged.

Eligible costs: transportation and accommodation costs, expenses related to the logistical organization of events,
Ineligible costs: personnel costs and salaries, equipment costs (e.g. computer)

The grant awarded will be paid upon the signing of the agreement.

The Norwegian project coordinator will commit to sending the CUNP and the FMSH: an annual scientific report and a final scientific and financial report no later than 3 months after the completion of the project.